Career Development
No. 215: Don’t Be So "Nice" That You Appear Incompetent (Hint: Sometimes It Pays to be Initially “Difficult” So as to be Successful Later)
October 19, 2015









When it comes to DELIVERING desired results, LOWERING YOUR STANDARDS (or COMPROMISING) in order to avoid being called "difficult" by clients (or representatives) unwilling to honour their end of the bargain, can end up making you look incompetent. In this write-up I explain why doing the above to please others is never worth it, IF […]







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Career Development
Motivational Speaking is NOT Self-Development Education
October 17, 2015









[NB: This Personal Philosophy paper was originally e-published via  SpontaneousDevelopmentDotCom (now defunct) on 27th March 2003/Revised on 27th December 2006 by Tayo Solagbade - Founder SDAc] ***** It rarely happens anymore, what with my increasing name/brand recognition for what I do...but several years ago, it happened fairly often. I mean people calling me a "Motivational […]







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Excel-VB Solutions
Making Nigeria Work Again: We ALL Need to Beat The Nigerian Factor (BTNF) ™
October 16, 2015









"The Nigerian factor is what makes things that work elsewhere fail to work in Nigeria. It is also what makes doing the wrong thing acceptable, and doing the right thing condemnable" - Tayo Solagbade Below is a screenshot of the home page of my - now defunct - Beat The Nigerian Factor (BTNF) ™ mini […]







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Career Development
[RECOMMENDED READING] An adventure to discover the best teacher in Nigeria. Drama Galore…lol!
October 15, 2015









I never re-publish other people's writings on my blog, but I do link to those I find compelling. This piece by Olusegun Adeniyi titled "An adventure to discover the best teacher in Nigeria. Drama Galore…lol!" - published in THISDAY Newspaper perfectly fits that description: it is a truly compelling, and at the same time "painful" […]







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Entrepreneurship
THE FARM CEO (Issue 19): Feed Formulation for Farm CEOs Workshop: FREE Entry for Buyers of Feed Formulation Pack, How a Ugandan Woman Became a Millionaire from Piggery, Mixed-Crop Livestock Farming: Traditional technologies for animal production, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF CATFISH FARMS : Catfish Growth-Cash flow MS Excel Models, Genetic improvement of indigenous cattle breeds in Zimbabwe : a case study
October 14, 2015









[Tagline: If it can help your farm business, you’ll find it in THE FARM CEO™ Newspaper ] Preview: This issue of The Farm CEO™ announces my new on-demand monthly workshop for Farm CEOs on Feed Formulation & Compounding [NB: Subscribers to The Farm CEO get a 75% discount to attend the workshop, while ALL buyers/users […]







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Career Development
On-Demand Feed Formulation for Farm CEOs Workshop [Hint: FREE Entry for Owners of Tayo Solagbade's Feed Formulation Handbook & Software]!
October 13, 2015









Are you a Farm CEO looking to save money, and boost performance in feeding your livestock? If YES, attend my on-demand workshop to learn Practical Livestock Feed Formulation and Compounding for Poultry, Fish, Pigs, Dairy Cattle and Rabbits based on use of low cost locally available feed ingredients to formulate balanced rations. Since 2006 I've […]







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Career Development
No. 214: Be Prepared to Maximize EVERY Opportunity!
October 12, 2015









"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity" - Unknown Unless you can see the future, you cannot know what opportunities are headed your way. Yet your ability to make the most of them will ultimately determine whether you succeed or fail in pursuit of YOUR value goals or dreams! That's why if you want […]







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Career Development
Make Money By Reselling my Customizable Spreadsheet Software Products for (Farm) Businesses
October 9, 2015









Become a 50% Affiliate Partner of my Best Practice Farm Biz Support Centre (FBSC)™, and when anyone buys ANY of my products through you, KEEP 50%. Here's how it works: Tell others about one or more of the following products: 1. Excel-VB Ration Formulator software – http://tinyurl.com/RealRationDemo 2. Feed Formulation Handbook – www.boostyourfarmprofits.biz (click Feed […]







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Career Development
To Coach Successfully, Don't Tie People to Your Apron Strings
October 8, 2015









Coaching is ultimately about subtly putting ideas into a coachee (person-being-coached)'s head about who s/he is and what s/he can become or accomplish. That may NOT sound very romantic, but THAT is what Coaching ultimately entails! This is the reason why the best coaches are those who know how to make you BELIEVE you can […]







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Entrepreneurship
Tayo Solagbade's Farm and Grow Rich™- 6 Zero Cost Steps to Boost Farm Income: 7 Week FREE Email Auto-responder Course for Farm CEOs and Those Aspiring [LIVE from Wednesday 7th October 2015]!
October 6, 2015









After WEEKS of hard work writing it, I'm excited to announce my brand new first-of-its-kind 7 Week FREE Email Auto-responder Course for Farm CEOs and Those Aspiring (Based on my forthcoming same titled new book) Title: Farm and Grow Rich™ Subtitle: 6 Zero Cost Steps to Boost Farm Income Goes LIVE from Wednesday 7th October […]







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